for God's sake

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for God's sake (rude) also for God's sakes

I am surprised or annoyed by this for Christ's sake For God's sake, Eleanor, what happened to your hair? It's time we started worrying about educating our children, for God's sake. At three-thirty in the morning, for God's sake, my dog decided to have her puppies.

Usage notes: used for emphasis

Related vocabulary: for crying out loud

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of for God's sake (in the name of or for God)

See also: sake

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Run for God's sake, and fetch something to pry open the door --the axe Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context "I have never yet asked you for anything and I never will again, nor have I ever reminded you of my father's friendship for you; but now I entreat you for God's sake to do this for my son- and I shall always regard you as a benefactor," she added hurriedly. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context 'Had you renounced vanity for God's sake you would have borne it. Father Sergius by Tolstoy, Leo View in context			for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like for anything for better or for worse for better or worse for certain for chicken feed for Christ's sake for crying out loud For crying out loud! for days on end for fear of for free for God's sake for good for good measure for goodness sake for goodness' sake for hours on end for instance for keeps for kicks for kicks and for laughs; for giggles for life for love nor money for miles for my money for my sins for naught for nothing for old times' sake for one thing for openers for own sake for part for Pete's sake For Pete's sake! for quids for real			for fear for fear for fear for fear for fear of for fear that for fear that for fear that for fear that For Freak's Sake for free for free for free for free for free for free For Free Improvised Music For Friends Eyes Only For Further Clearance For Further Credit For Further Information For Further Observation For Further Study For Further Transfer For Future Reference For Future Use For Gamers by Gamers For Girls by Girls For God so loved the world For God's Children International for God's sake for God's sakes for good for good for good for good For Good (song) for good and all for good and all for good and all for good and all for good measure for good measure for good measure for good measure for good measure for good reason for goodness sake for goodness sake For goodness sake! for goodness sakes for goodness' sake for goodness' sake for goodness' sake for goodness' sake For gosh sake! For great justice for grim death for grim death For Hair Ltd. For He Is Mighty

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